…the iPhone OS from Apple, which we estimate will grow at a relatively lower 79 percent annually in 2009.” All this must send out alarm bells to Microsoft, who has dominated the mobile OS for so long. “Android has fast been winning healthy support among operators, vendors and developers,” said…
Italian car maker and world’s largest software company join together to monitor emissions. A new piece of software that is hardwired into the Fiat 500 can be accessed by Windows-based smartphones to help with keeping fuel consumption and emissions to a minimum, according to Microsoft. Blue& Me has been built…
Gaming giant, Nintendo, bucks trends by making record profitability At a time when most companies were taking stock of the financial crisis, Nintendo was busy reaping in the profits; almost USD$3 billion. Both Microsoft and its Xbox, and Sony and its PS3, have been struggling to make a buck or…
Microsoft Mobile App store sets the parameters for what app developers cannot submit for consideration. Windows Marketplace for Mobile is the application store that is being launched by Microsoft for mobile phone devices. Like Blackberry and Apple, the company is encouraging third party applications, however it has put the kibosh…
…technology to remove background noise while driving, which is handy if the kids are having a yellfest in the back seat. It also has extended talk time up to 16 hours and a standby time of up to one month. RRP $99 Microsoft Arc Mouse Microsoft’s Arc Mouse fuses fashion…
One of Xbox 360’s best-selling games coming in downloadable form Gears of War 2: Dark Places is the latest iteration of the popular shooter game that includes downloadable multiplayer map packs and all new exclusive campaign content. Available exclusively on Xbox Live from July 29 for 1600 Microsoft points, the…
After all the problems with Windows Vista, Microsoft are trying to make amends with Windows 7 Microsoft’s latest O/S is now free to download (for a year) with Windows 7 Release Candidate) now available for download on its website. Features of the new product include multitouch, gestures and general finger…
Microsoft rush out a few games, including a couple that hark back to yesteryear Xbox Live Arcade is set to release three games tomorrow at a cost of 800 Microsoft points each. Space Invaders Extreme, Zombie Wranglers and Arkanoid will all be available on the same day, which means is…
Is Microsoft finally going to produce a smartphone of its own? It won’t be the first time, or last time, that a rumour has surfaced about a Microsoft working on a smartphone, but this time the jungle tomtom’s are coming from the reputable Wall Street Journal. The Journal says that…
Popular third-person shooter game comes to Xbox Live It was made into a movie starring Mark Wahlberg, and now the Max Payne game and its sequel are available on Xbox Live. It will cost 1200 microsoft points and comes when there is news of a third Max Payne game coming…
…the nScreen i91can function as a large digital photo frame. Both models run on Microsoft’s Windows XP Home edition and come with built-in speakers, a microphone, a sound system boasting two channels, a USB port, microphone in and headphone out dock and a memory card reader (MS, MS-Pro, SD, MMC)….
…million was given, which is a 78 percent drop from the last quarter. Analysts predicted a similar result, so it doesn’t come as too much of a surprise, especially in the current economic climate. After the debacle last year of “will-they-or-won’t-they” reach some sort of strategic partnership with Microsoft, Yahoo…